The paint has slowly dried to a very nice, very hard surface. There are some place that the paint pooled slightly which have yet to fully dry all the way through, but they are well on their way as well. The next step is the engine work. I anticipate needing to buy $1100 for parts and about that in tools.

Some tools for the engine rebuild have been purchased, though the project is fully halted so far as money is concerned until my future is somewhat more certain.

As the paint is drying FAR slower than I had anticipated due to low 50ºF nights and possibly vapor pressure (fan had a very noticeable impact this afternoon), storing the seats in the bus was a no go. I put up all the windows, shut the doors, and pulled the roof vents down. The 28 (heavy!) seats have been put into the well house I cleaned out earlier for this potential purpose. Turns out they stack up quite nicely, making for a compact tower of up to 8 in an 8′ ceiling room. Three towers of eight, one of six.